Lyon vs Raleigh - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Lyon	Raleigh
🚶 Cost of living one person	$1570	$2388
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$3820	$5530
🏠 One person rent	$773	$1484
🏘️ Family rent	$1432	$2447
🍽️ Food expenses	$544	$625
🚐 Transport expenses	$134	$94.8
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2651	$4749
😷 Air quality	Good	Good
✈️ Airport proximity	9 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	93	82
😀 Quality of life	89	88
🏙️ Population	521K	468K

The cost of living in Lyon is 34% less expensive than in Raleigh. Cities ranked 3152nd and 972nd ($1570 vs $2388) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 34th and 892nd in France and the United States, respectively. Check France vs the United States comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.7 months in Lyon compared to 2 months in Raleigh. Lyon ranked 5th best city to live in France vs Raleigh ranked 51st in the United States, while ranked 195th and 221st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Lyon vs Raleigh

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	Lyon	Raleigh
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$15.5	$17.1
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$62	$75.6
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$11.7	$9.74
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$6.9	$5.88
☕ Cappuccino	$3.63	$5.37
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$2.91	$2.31
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$824	$1468
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$563	$1216
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1593	$2614
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1107	$2029
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$129	$149
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$199	$232
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$29.2	$68.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	3.74%	6.51%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6408	$6077
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$4049	$2879
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$2.09	$2.01
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$74.5	$58.4
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$19.7	$14.9
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.86	$0.84
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.34	$0.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2	$3.8
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.06	$3.45
🥚 Eggs, x12	$4.14	$3.83
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$20.1	$13.2
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$14	$11.1
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$22.4	$16.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.67	$6.48
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.25	$1.38
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.46	$7.38
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.43	$6.04
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.35	$3.1
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.45	$2.81
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.52	$1.5
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$2.31	$2.46
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$8.26	$14.9
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.48	$2.82
🚬 Cigarette pack	$11.6	$7.69
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$6.44	$8.17
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.46	$4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$1.96	$3.38
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$3.57	$2.7
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$39.3	$39.1
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$11.3	$14.3
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$26	$158
💇 Haircut, simple	$16.8	$24.9
👖 Brand Jeans	$95.3	$52
👟 Brand Sneakers	$99.1	$93.2
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$584	$1481
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$10816	$21914

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Cities near Lyon

Distance	City	Cost of living
3.1 km or 1.9 mi	Villeurbanne	$1567
50 km or 31 mi	Saint-Etienne	$1081
61 km or 38 mi	Macon	$1256
67 km or 42 mi	Roanne	$1348
84 km or 52 mi	Aix-les-Bains	$1470
87 km or 54 mi	Chambery	$1310
92 km or 57 mi	Valence	$1182
94 km or 58 mi	Grenoble	$1434
101 km or 63 mi	Annecy	$1522
109 km or 68 mi	Vernier	$3017
109 km or 68 mi	Meyrin	$2937
110 km or 68 mi	Lancy	$2970
111 km or 69 mi	Carouge	$3028
112 km or 70 mi	Geneva	$3195
114 km or 71 mi	Chalon-sur-Saone	$1247
117 km or 73 mi	Vichy	$1205
118 km or 73 mi	Annemasse	$1352
120 km or 74 mi	Le Creusot	$1050
128 km or 80 mi	Nyon	$3278
136 km or 85 mi	Clermont-Ferrand	$1299
158 km or 98 mi	Chamonix	$1723
159 km or 99 mi	Renens	$2738
163 km or 101 mi	Lausanne	$2732
175 km or 108 mi	Dijon	$1314
177 km or 110 mi	Montreux	$3088
179 km or 111 mi	Yverdon-les-Bains	$2776
184 km or 115 mi	Montlucon	$1485
188 km or 117 mi	Besancon	$1110
188 km or 117 mi	Nevers	$1316
192 km or 120 mi	Aosta	$1474
195 km or 121 mi	Bulle	$2658
201 km or 125 mi	Avignon	$1338
202 km or 125 mi	Sion	$1950
211 km or 131 mi	Neuchatel	$2308
212 km or 132 mi	Fribourg	$2470
213 km or 132 mi	La Chaux-de-Fonds	$2287
217 km or 135 mi	Nimes	$1231
227 km or 141 mi	Manosque	$1338
236 km or 147 mi	Turin	$1424
236 km or 147 mi	Koniz	$2457

Cities near Raleigh

Distance	City	Cost of living
12 km or 7.6 mi	Garner	$2281
15 km or 9.1 mi	Cary	$2616
17 km or 10 mi	Morrisville	$1836
21 km or 13 mi	Wake Forest	$2229
21 km or 13 mi	Apex	$2335
25 km or 16 mi	Holly Springs	$2315
28 km or 18 mi	Fuquay-Varina	$2290
30 km or 19 mi	Durham	$2140
38 km or 23 mi	Chapel Hill	$2309
60 km or 37 mi	Henderson	$2169
61 km or 38 mi	Sanford	$2184
65 km or 41 mi	Wilson	$2073
77 km or 48 mi	Rocky Mount	$2052
77 km or 48 mi	Goldsboro	$1733
78 km or 49 mi	Burlington	$2144
87 km or 54 mi	Fayetteville	$2100
106 km or 66 mi	Asheboro	$2091
109 km or 68 mi	Danville	$1764
110 km or 68 mi	Greensboro	$2011
114 km or 71 mi	Roanoke Rapids	$2117
114 km or 71 mi	Kinston	$2076
117 km or 73 mi	Greenville	$2014
123 km or 76 mi	High Point	$1934
129 km or 80 mi	Thomasville	$2058
133 km or 83 mi	Kernersville	$2169
137 km or 85 mi	Lumberton	$2100
141 km or 87 mi	Rockingham	$2136
149 km or 92 mi	Winston-Salem	$2098
163 km or 101 mi	Jacksonville	$1952
165 km or 103 mi	New Bern	$1819
166 km or 103 mi	Salisbury	$2117
182 km or 113 mi	Kannapolis	$2136
182 km or 113 mi	Lynchburg	$1752
183 km or 114 mi	Concord	$2147
189 km or 117 mi	Havelock	$1976
190 km or 118 mi	Wilmington	$2144
191 km or 119 mi	Petersburg	$2332
196 km or 122 mi	Monroe	$2182
196 km or 122 mi	Mint Hill	$2269
198 km or 123 mi	Roanoke	$1682